Radioactive disequilibrium and geochemical modelling as evidence of uranium leaching from gold tailings dumps in the Witwatersrand Basin

International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 8-12, 2009, Pages 687-703

  Tutu, Hlanganani ^a   Cukrowska, Ewa M ^a   Mccarthy, Terence S ^b   Hart, Roger ^c   Chimuka, Luke ^a  

^a School of Chemistry   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c ITHEMBA LABS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Geochemical modelling; Radioactive disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AQUEOUS CHEMISTRY; BRANNERITE; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; GEOCHEMICAL SPECIATION; GOLD TAILINGS; GOLD-BEARING ORES; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL; IMMOBILISATION; MOBILISATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RADIOACTIVE DISEQUILIBRIUM; SULPHATES; WATER SYSTEM; WEATHERING EFFECTS; WETLAND SEDIMENTS;

ACIDS; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DAMS; DRAINAGE; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEACHING; MATERIALS HANDLING; MINING; OXIDE MINERALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TAILINGS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

URANIUM;

EID: 70350129084     PISSN: 03067319     EISSN: 10290397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03067310902968749     Document Type: Article

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